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EPISODE · Jun 25, 2026 · 14 MIN

8 Questions Every Patient Asks Before Foot Treatment (Answered)

from Foot, Ankle & Nerve Care with Dr Peter Bregman · host Peter Bregman

📌 Book a consultation: www.bregmanfance.comYour doctor gets 10 minutes with you. That's not enough time to answer the questions that actually determine whether you get better. The ones patients are most afraid to ask -- or never think to ask -- are often the ones that would change everything.In this video, I'm going to answer the 8 most common questions patients bring to me after years of being stuck in the system, and give you a straight answer to each one.⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 8 Questions Every Patient Asks Before Foot Treatment (Answered)1:16 Q1: Is my diagnosis confirmed -- and is it fixable? 4:09 Q2: Do I actually need surgery? 7:18 Q3: Does insurance cover regenerative treatments, and what will this cost? 8:30 Q4: How painful are these treatments and what does recovery look like? 10:00 Recovery timelines for regenerative medicine vs. minimal incision surgery 10:50 What to do before your next appointment 12:01 Five questions to write down before you see your doctor❓ QUESTIONS ANSWEREDCan a foot doctor give you the wrong diagnosis? Yes. Nerve conditions like tarsal tunnel syndrome are frequently misdiagnosed as plantar fasciitis. If no EMG, nerve conduction study, or nerve block was ever performed, your diagnosis likely was never confirmed.Is regenerative medicine covered by insurance? Almost never. Treatments like Wharton's Jelly, exosomes, and peptide protocols are cash-pay. But many patients find the total cost lower than years of repeated treatments that never resolved the underlying problem.How long is recovery from minimal incision foot surgery? Most patients return to athletic shoes in four to six weeks and resume running or tennis in 10 to 12 weeks. Traditional open surgery typically adds one to two months to that recovery timeline.🎥 Watch Next: Start with Video 1 -- it's the foundation that makes everything in this series make sense: https://youtu.be/-Sw4ytviKQo📱 RESOURCES Website: www.bregmanfance.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bregman_fance/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BregmanFootandNerve YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DrPeterBregmanDPMfootguru🔔 Subscribe for weekly breakdowns on foot health, nerve conditions, and regenerative medicine from a board-certified foot surgeon with nearly 30 years of clinical experience.💬 What question have you been carrying into appointments that never got a straight answer? Drop it in the comments -- I read all of them.ABOUT DR. PETER BREGMAN, DPM Dr. Peter Bregman is a Board Certified Foot and Ankle Surgeon and former President of the Association of Extremity Nerve Surgeons. With nearly three decades of practice and tens of thousands of patients treated at the Bregman Foot-Ankle & Nerve Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, Dr. Bregman specializes in nerve conditions, complex foot and ankle reconstruction, and advanced regenerative treatments including Wharton's Jelly allografts and peptide therapy. His approach addresses root causes, not just symptoms.#FootPain #HeelPain #PlantarFasciitis #FootSurgeon #ChronicPain

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📌 Book a consultation: www.bregmanfance.com Your doctor gets 10 minutes with you. That's not enough time to answer the questions that actually determine whether you get better. The ones patients are most afraid to ask -- or never think to ask -- are often the ones that would change everything. In this video, I'm going to answer the 8 most common questions patients bring to me after years of being stuck in the system, and give you a straight answer to each one. ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 8 Qu...

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